Karl Bekeny

Practice Areas

• Insurance

• Class Action Litigation

• Business Litigation

• Consumer Product Safety

• Mass Tort & Product Liability

• ERISA and Pension Litigation

• Food

Career

Tucker Ellis Trial Department Chair Karl Bekeny focuses on insurance coverage, commercial litigation, and product liability defense. He has a nationwide class action practice in these areas and beyond, including litigation involving insurance coverage disputes, ERISA, public pension systems, consumer claims, and consumer advertising. When representing insurance carriers, his practice often involves coverage disputes, rescission claims, and insurance bad faith actions. He defends foreign and domestic insurers in connection with claims involving policies ranging from director and officer liability to food contamination.

Publications

Karl is co-author of the leading treatise in Ohio on insurance coverage, Ohio Insurance Coverage (2013-2022), Thomson Reuters.

Education